The Existential Hope Podcast Anna Gát on creating communities that connect, even when people disagree
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Dec 3, 2025 Anna Gát, founder of the Interintellect community, discusses her vision for creating spaces that foster meaningful conversations without political polarization. She shares her rules for successful gatherings and the importance of giving communities a 'job' to thrive. Anna critiques 'complaint culture' and highlights the need for optimistic narratives. The conversation also explores how AI can enhance social connections rather than contribute to isolation, promoting a future where collaborative engagement prevails.
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Origin Story Of Interintellect
- Anna started Interintellect after immigrating from Hungary and seeing stifled speech and inquiry at home and abroad.
- She built the platform to enable intellectual events without gatekeeping or polarization.
Apply Dialogue Science To Public Conversation
- Conversation design knowledge from theater and dialogue writing can be applied to improve real-world public discourse.
- Interintellect used low-tech rules as heuristics until AI capabilities caught up with their vision.
Structure Events With Clear Rules
- Require RSVP, clear agendas, and real names to create safer, higher-quality events.
- Charge for attendance and assign a visible moderator to increase engagement and reduce toxicity.
